Posts Tagged ‘Music’
Thousands flock to Victoria Park for weekend music festival
Local rapper Kojey Radical among performers at All Points East, which has community events running until tomorrow
Read MoreMusic and mental health festival to create mural of late Prodigy singer Keith Flint in Hackney
Headstock wants to raise awareness through a tribute to Flint, who committed suicide in 2019
Read MoreShirley Collins, Live from the Barbican, music review: ‘Long live the queen of folk!’
The singer, accompanied by the Lodestar Band, doesn’t disappoint in her long-awaited return to the stage
Read MoreMusic’s not dead – how the Premises kept Hackney Road upbeat through the pandemic
Aerosol ‘bombs’ and live streams – the fabled recording studio had to get creative to stay open
Read MoreYoung composers! Compete for a chance to see your music played at London Baroque Festival
Local recorder quartet Palisander urge residents to take part in prestigious Young Composers Award 2021 after being announced as the partner ensemble
Read MoreShabaka Hutchings and the Britten Sinfonia, Barbican, music review: ‘Jazz’s untamed spirit resonates in 2020’
Hutchings’ ‘dazzling’ clarinet, backed by the talents of a chamber orchestra, is ‘transcendent’
Read MoreAll My Heroes Are Dead, R.A. The Rugged Man, album review: ‘Hip-hop’s best kept secret’
The New York rapper’s new record has been seven years in the making – and it’s worth the wait
Read MoreCulture in quarantine: Where to get your fix from home
With venues upping their online game during lockdown, Alice Jones runs you through some of the best art, music, theatre and literature on offer
Read MoreIt Is What It Is, Thundercat, album review: ‘Highly nostalgic yet totally fresh’
The American funk musician’s latest solo project is a ‘big step up in quality’
Read MoreUn Deux Trois, Juniore, album review: ‘Catchy avant-pop perfection’
With Hackney under lockdown, what better time to update your playlist? Here’s one to consider, as France’s finest return with their signature 60s-inspired sound…
Read MoreCoronavirus: Music venue Paper Dress Vintage launches crowdfunder after postponing all events
Owner Steve Dix calls on community to support the team and its freelance workers as he braces for possible 12-week closure
Read MoreAlfa Mist, EartH, live music review: ‘Beacon of London’s jazz resurgence’
The composer and pianist from Newham impressed with a set that was ‘at once playful and melancholic’
Read MoreJpegmafia, EartH, live music review: ‘A sound that reveals new layers with each listen’
The energetic Baltimore rapper and beatmaker gave the crowd his all, including some of his hair
Read MoreMichal Turtle, Café Oto: ‘An eclectic combination of sounds and influences’
The percussionist and composer delighted the Dalston crowd with musical ‘twists and turns, diversions, and changes in tempo and style’
Read MoreLocal stars turn out for Hackney Winter Night Shelter fundraising gig
Tom Odell and Josie Lawrence among musicians who have helped raise over £10,000 for ‘vital’ homelessness charity
Read MoreFat White Family, EartH, live music review: ‘Electrifying night of high intensity’
The rock band brought the house down with a frenzied set to promote their critically acclaimed new album
Read MoreHannah Cohen, SET Dalston, live music review: ‘Powerful, melodic rollercoaster’
The San Franciscan gives a ‘soulful’ performance at the unassuming Hackney venue
Read MoreChildren’s music project founded in Hackney launches ‘anti-Baby Shark’ YouTube channel
London Rhymes, which started life at a family centre in Hoxton, is reinventing children’s songs with the help of local families
Read More‘Friends! Musicians! Visionaries!’: Town Hall rally planned to protect Strongroom Studios from construction work
Protesters claim ‘developments such as this will kill culture’ as Save Strongroom petition attracts almost 6,000 names
Read MorePaper Dress Vintage seeks late licence for music and drinks – as police fear ‘nuisance on the streets’
Mare Street venue says changes would ‘have a positive impact on the area’
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